diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index c36e0cbad..a4be87016 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ LOCAL_DROIDDOC_CUSTOM_ASSET_DIR:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_OPTIONS:=
 LOCAL_DROIDDOC_HTML_DIR:=
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_HTML_DIR:=
-LOCAL_ASSET_FILES:=
 LOCAL_ASSET_DIR:=
 LOCAL_RESOURCE_DIR:=
 LOCAL_JAVA_RESOURCE_DIRS:=